Girl Meets World Show Writers Promise to ‘Take On Real Issues’

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When it was first announced, there was fair reason to doubt that Disney Channel’s sequel to ABC’s 1990s sitcom classic Boy Meets World was going to be any good. However, not only has Girl Meets World been well-received, after two seasons, it has (arguably) become a great TV show on its own terms.

Since its launch in the summer of 2014, the series has grown into something that’s gone beyond the confines of what is generally expected from Disney Channel original fare nowadays – and into something that harkens back to what made the multi-cam sitcom genre great, pre-Chuck Lorre (so to speak). Now, according to the writers of Girls Meets World – including co-creators Michael Jacobs and April Kelly – the series is going to be stepping even further into Boy Meets World territory.

Perhaps the first thing the term “real issues” brings to mind is “very special episode.” You know these because they’re a staple of the mutli-cam genre. These are the episodes that deal with stories that may rub people the wrong way. Examples include Saved by the Bell’s drugs episode and that time Diff’rent Strokes famously tackled the issue of child molestation. Sometimes, these stories become TV classics. Sometimes they become memes. Thus far, based on the handful Girl Meets World has done, the former outcome seems more likely.

In season 2, two episodes really stand out as times that Girl Meets World has tackled “real issues.” The first was when Farkle dealt with the matter of potentially being diagnosed as autistic, and how his friends all learned to accept the branding doesn’t change any of the ways they feel about him. In the end, we learn the girl Farkle seems destined to end up with, Isadora Smackle, is actually the one on the spectrum – a moment that turns into something very sweet and heartfelt. In fact, these two words are what can also be said of the second example.

In another Girl Meets World episode, Riley faces a bully at school that’s doing the very modern thing of abusing her via text message and internet posting – leading to a moment where the abuser threatens to upload a video of Riley handing out fake awards to herself to everyone in the school. It ultimately culminates in Riley gathering the entire class together to watch her do the thing the video would have portrayed, thus taking the bully’s power away. The episode was sweet, sad and extremely confident – definitely one of the series best.

In short, “real issues” are something the series has already been tackling. Girl Meets World is, arguably, one of the best multi-cam series going because it doesn’t shoot for the broadcast network mandated laugh-per-minutes. When stories need to get serious – like they did during the three part “Girl Meets Texas” event – they get serious. If this means the show is going to start tackling more “real issues”, though, that news is more than welcome.

[mets82]

I hope they dont get too serious all the time. That could get depressing. I watched the bully episode and thought it was good even though you didnt see the bully, did you?

[Spark Of Spirit]

Originally Posted by mets82

I hope they dont get too serious all the time. That could get depressing. I watched the bully episode and thought it was good even though you didnt see the bully, did you?

I agree. I want a balance. The three-parter managed to be serious enough while still bringing the laughs. If it goes too far it'll be in "Very special episode" territory, and I really don't want that.

[mets82]

Yeah, it could be a major turnoff. Actually, I can bring a point out for BMW. Today, they had when Shawn and Jack's father died, the aftermath of that which was sad AND Amy's baby hanging in the balance. Now, they aired all of these today and thats the way they aired originally. That too way is way too much sadness.

[JO Sweet Heart]

The episode that was shown this past Friday night was good. In my opinion, the fact that Maya's dad pretty much had no desire to make up for the time that they've lost only went to show that he wasn't worth writing to in the first place. To me, he is a word that I can not say.

God bless you always!!!

Holly

[hughpuppies]

Farkel's bully was some black jock guy in the history class that sat behind Lucas until he suddenly disappeared and Lucas's friend from Texas shows up.